The Project
SHARK is a collaboration of research organisations, technology providers and end users coming together to industrialise laser functional texturing. This market leading consortium covers the full value chain for laser surface engineering and has access to global marketsIndustrial End-Users

MAN Energy Solutions
- Application: High-friction discs
- Requirement: Controlled friction

Unilever
- Application: Stick/mould based ice cream
- Requirement: Anti-icing

Sandvik Coromant
- Application: Inserts
- Requirement: Reduced tool wear

Johnson & Johnson
- Application: Bioreactors, implants, instruments
- Requirement: Anti-fouling, anti-bacterial, non-stick